Battersea Arts Centre to receive £1m from Government

The Battersea Arts Centre will receive £1 million funding from Government to help the Centre continue with important redevelopment work, the Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has announced.

Last month a blaze broke out in the Grade II-listed venue and destroyed most of the Grand Hall. Work was already underway prior to the fire to restore the building.

Government, through Arts Council England, has already contributed £4.69 million to this redevelopment project.

Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, said:

“The Arts Centre are having to divert all their available resources into dealing with the aftermath and so I am pleased to be able to confirm that Government will provide £1 million towards the ongoing redevelopment work to help get this important south London venue back on track.”

Battersea Arts Centre in partnership with The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama were awarded a Creativeworks London Creative Voucher award during round 2.